She ran away with your child!

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"I WISH YOU HELL!" I yelled as I plunged the knife into his chests.

Seeing Lucian's face masked in extreme pain filled me with the relief I needed but it was only temporary because I'm the next moment, my hand shook with fright.

The hall was in utter chaos as loud scream filled the lips of everyone.

"Lucian" a voice shouted from behind me.

My body stilled, shoulders stiffened. 

A presence rush up from behind me.

It was Chloe in her wedding dress and on seeing Lucian stagger to the floor, she clutched beside him.

Her hands hovered above the knife while hot tead streamed down her cheeks.

But mine burned hotter on on seeing Lucian in that state.

I should be happy but...

Guilt and self blame was soon to cloud my heart.

Why had I done such?

'My son! Someone call the ambulance " Mrs Lena yelled going to meet Lucian.

"Someone call the cops" another yelled.

It was Melissa, Lucian's sister.

"Murderer" she yelled at me with disdainful look.

Thick red blood glided through the floors staining everything in it's way including the edge of my gown.

And it was then I felt it, that which came as a tinge pain now came again, heavier than before.

Looking down my dress, the worst thing happened.

My water broke!!!

While the sizzling chaos thrived on, no one paid heed to me.

I was in so much pain and with confusion in the air, I didn't know what to do.

My legs slowly made way out of there but soon gave out the moment I lost consciousness.

***

I didn't know what happened but the only thing I could see when my eyes opened was the fact that I was in a hospital being wheeled into the labour room.

With the doctors and nurses surrounding me, my Brain ran back to Lucian and once again tears spilled from my eyes.

How was Lucian?

Was he alive?

That question taunted and made me feel restless adding enormous pain I was feeling.

'Breath. Calm down" said a nurse who was strolling me in.

I was no where near calm and in my line of sight Bruno came in.

"Madam I'm here. They're going to take care of you" he said.

"Lu.... Lucian " I stuttered and the only thing he could do was to watch the tears roll down my eye lid.

I wished I had listened to him.

He was right all along. My mental state was worsening and I did nothing to prevent.

I loud scream erupted my lips both from the pain and from the despair that I had probably killed the father of my child.

Everything in me wished I could turn back time and I that I was dreaming.

Before I could fully be dragged into the ward, Melissa's voice came beckoning down on me.

"How dare you do this? You dare murder the father of your child!"She yelled finally putting an end to my curiosity.

I had killed Lucian!

More tears streamed down my cheeks as I shook my head violently, my hands going to grab the side of my dress tightly.

'No..."

"You're a witch. I wish he never met you" she shouted but the nurses tried to limit her distance from me and the last I heard of her voice was her constant shouting and cursing.

"I wish you die while in labour. I'll make sure you pay with your life" she cursed.

'Thats enough " said the doctors trying to condone the situation at hand.

Immediately I was rushed in, the operation and in deed I was in labour and about to have the worst time of my life.

In my dreams and in my thoughts, I had always pictured Lucian being here beside me, holding on to my hands and whispering words of comfort to me.

'Everything would be fine' I had imagined him say with a faint smile on his lips.

He always knew how to calm me down in anxious state.

But never had I imagined my self plunging a knife into his chest.

I was probably the worst and now he's dead all thanks to me to me.

My sobs were disturbing and distracting for the doctors.

I could tell through the way they calmed me down thinking I was this way because of the fear of child birth.

"It's okay. We are going to do our possible best to make sure this operation goes smoothly. 

Nothing will go wrong" he assured but his words passed out the other ear.

Almost like I wasn't listening to him.

My sobs continued but they focused at the situation at hand.

The more I cried the more it wasn't looking good for me as the pain came again and again.

It hurt like hell.

Perhaps this was my hell.

The doctors tried everything they could to help me deliver the child but as time went by it seemed almost impossible.

The child wasn't budging and the positioning was all wrong.

In my subconscious state I could hear them curse and hiss.

Meanwhile outside the ward, Bruno wasn't alone as the family members came to meet him.

An hour passed.

Then two but the only thing that could be heard were my ear deafening screams as they filled the ward.

"Push, you can do it" shouted the nurse.

I entirely drained. Enormous amount of sweat beads filled my forehead rolling down the side of my face.

I wish it was all over but it felt like it was only the beginning.

Another hour passed making it three and still no good news.

With a tired sigh leaving the doctors lips, he wiped his hand stepping out to meet the family members that stood there.

2

"What's going on?" Asked Bruno. Anxiety peering all over his face.

'It is not looking good " 

I heard the doctor whisper, although his voice was in audible.

I couldn't tell their emotions right now.

Were they wishing I would die with the baby or....

"Tell us doctor"said Mrs Lena.

"We've been here for hours. We need to perform an operation on her and In doing so, both the child's life and hers could be at risk " said the doctor.

"What you're saying is?" Asked Melissa trying to understand.

"You can only choose one to save.

Either you save the child or you save the mother" he said.

"But of course, this is a decision the husband need to take"

Added the doctor.

"Doctor there's a problem with that...." Before Melissa could finish her sentence, a bold deep voice sounded.

"Save the child" ordered Lucian.There wasn't a crack or stutter to his words.

The doctor nodded returning back to the ward where I laid.

Hearing Lucian's voice brought an immense amount of relief to me but his words shattered everything the next second.

There was no flinch when he choose the child over me.

I was hurt but could I blame him?

As the doctor approached me, a tear slid down my eyes and with the last of my strength.

"Please save me" I whispered before everything went dark.

The operation continued for a while and when I woke up, I saw it was all over.

I wasn't screaming in pain and I was in a ward where the sun was streaming in through the windows.

Yes my body felt like it had been hit by a boulder but the thought of Lucian made me sprint from the bed.

"Careful" said the nurse who stood by my side administering some kind of medication to me through the drip placed to my hand.

"What... What happened? My baby? Lucian?" I uttered the first things that came to mind.

"It wasn't easy but the operation was successful. Both you and your baby are safe" uttered the nurse for a relief to wash over her.

"And Lucian? Is he fine?" She asked trying off bed to find her footing.

I couldn't walk even tried to.

Everywhere hurt but I pushed on trying to move my feet when a deep voice resonated in the room.

"I'm sure you're wishing I was dead" the voice came from the door.

I knew that voice all too well and yes I was afraid to look.

"Leave us" ordered Lucian for the nurse to nod. She placed me on the bed before scurrying away.

The deadly aura Lucian emitted could not only be felt by me but also the nurse.

Perhaps that's why she didn't walk away but ran.

My eyes were down, I dared not look.

"Look at me" he ordered striding into the room with slow steps. The hilt of shoes echoed his movements and sent shivers throughout my body.

"I said look at me" he demanded authoritatively making quiver in fear.

My head raised to see him. They were filled with tears but I could see the rage in his eyes.

He was angry and so was I.

I was angry at myself for taking such a drastic decision and also for him to have the guts to hurt me the way he did.

"This was your plan all along. To put an end to me? I haye you Clarissa" he said pulling my face to meet his raged filled gaze.

There was no warmth in it.

"I'm sorry" I choked on my tears.

"Of course you are. Cause I'll make you pay.

You and your lover"

"I have no one I swear. I've never cheated on you Lucian"

"Then explain why you did what you did at the altar?"

"I'm sorry. I was angry. I wasn't thinking.

You too betrayed me Lucian.

You stabbed me too" I cried but he wasn't hearing any of it.

"Trying to make yourself the victim? Not on my watch. I'll make sure you rot in jail for the rest of your life.

I'm sure you know the consequences of attempted murder " he smirked widely. My breathing hitched as I shook my head.

"I'm sorry Lucian. Please.... What of our baby?"

"Our baby? You want to use it as a leverage? Well let me make it clear to you.

I'm going to make sure, you don't lay your eyes on my child.

I'm going to make sure, he doesn't hear the name Clarissa and you will exit.

Chloe will take over and I'm sure she'll do a good job" he smirked wickedly.

Knowing Lucian for years, he never bluffed.

His word was his word and there was no going.

'No Lucian please. Fine, you can punish me however you want but don't take my child away" I pleaded trying to get off the bed only to fall down to the ground with a loud thud making a groan leave my lips.

"Lucian please don't take my child away from me. I'll do anything you want.

I can get punished, it's fine by me but don't take my baby from me" a scoff left his lips.

Clearly, he was disgusted by me.

His uncaring attitude towards me tore me down to pieces.

"Stop with your pretense. Save it for the judge cause you're spending the rest of your life In jail" he uttered kicking my hand away when I tried to touch him.

The thought of being torn away from my child who I haven't laid eyes on sent ripples of shock waves to me.

It was a feeling that seemed to drive to madness.

I was the mother of the child after all the thought was terrifying.

2.

The tears that hung on my cheeks was wiped away by my hand.

I was no longer going to cry because I had made up my mind.

It was okay if I couldn't have Lucian but no one was going to take away my child from me.

I wouldn't let it.

I was determined to leave and go far far away.

***

MEANWHILE

At the bar, Lucian had driven himself there and ordered drinks.

He was by no means a fan bear but with the happenings that happening he couldn't help but resort to them.

The first time he found Clarissa with a man in a cafe, he had thought nothing of it.

But when it reached his attention that his wife was cheating on him, he didn't want to believe it at first but then... The pictures.

Thy were there and it was with the same man but this time, it wasn't at a cafe but in hotel.

It hurt him and his ego very deeply.

But while that happened, Chloe showed up.

 He found her and was grateful, more than happy she was Alive but unfortunately for her, because of the accident, she had lost her womb and spent a year and in coma.

According to the information provided on her, she had forgotten her memory and only when she got them did she immediately seek for him.

Everything seemed to be happening so suddenly but before his thoughts could proceed, he got a call and looking at the caller ID, it was Jarry his assistant calling.

"Hello" his foreboding voice sounded.

"Boss, something happened?" Hearing Jarry speak over the phone with his tone sounding like that y, he took a hint that something was wrong.

"What's wrong? Spill it" he ordered.

"Mrs Clarissa ran away" he informed.

"What?" He exclaimed 

"There's more. She ran away with your child sir. She took one of the twins with her" he informed and everything in Lucian broke loose. The bottle in his hands was crushed as he demanded.

"FIND HER!!!"